I love the eye tracking. Even without having any issues with my hands, I'd like to have quick mouse movements without having to take a hand off of the key board. Zooming in to have more precision is clever.
It seems the current generation systems aren't working for Linux yet, but that gives me hope to have a way to work with it at some point in the future.
Keeping the hands on the keyboard would really increase productivity and reduce repetitive motion injuries. I know that editors like vim and emacs let you keep your hands on the keyboard, but interacting with anything else requires the mouse/touchpad.
At least 10 years ago, I imagined that the mouse could be replaced with something like a brainwave reader. You can train your brain to emit simple patterns that can be picked up either with a headband or remotely. It would take individual training, but with a few basic patterns, one should be able to do mouse movement and clicks. The eye tracking seems like the next best thing, especially since it is already implemented.
I think parent is talking about the Tobii. I was also very very excited about it (I can’t find a mouse or trackball that won’t give me hand or shoulder or wrist pain) but then I saw it only works on windows... and nothing else. No Linux support. So that’s a no go.
If someone knows of such a device for Linux, I’d love to hear about it!
Would you mind elaborating on this? I'm ready to buy a Tobii but would like to know what the model 5 caveats are and how long you think it'll be WIP. And if you think the improved specs on the 5 make it worth waiting for. Thanks!
It seems the current generation systems aren't working for Linux yet, but that gives me hope to have a way to work with it at some point in the future.